Warm, Dry August
August was considerably drier, sunnier and warmer than normal, according to a summary of the weather prepared by the Meteorological Office at Christchurch Airport. It was the warmest and driest August for 10 years. Temperatures exceeded 60 degrees on nine days and rainfall was less than half the average.
The maximum temperature, both at the airport and in the Botanic Gardens, was 67 degrees on August 7. Rain was recorded on five days at the airport and on six days at the Botanic Gardens. The heaviest falls were .23in at the airport and Jlin at the gardens, both on August 30. There were fewer frosts than usual and soil temperatures, which bad been low tn the earlier part of the winter, recovered towards the end of August
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31774, 3 September 1968, Page 16
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